Pesticide Residues that USDA Has Found

Pesticides Residues Not Found or with Insufficient Data are not Listed. When no toxicology data is available for a pesticide, "N/A" is shown instead of a number. When a pesticide is not acutely toxic, "NAT" is shown instead of a number.

Footnotes

1. RfD is an acronym for Reference Dose. The Acute RfD is the amount of pesticide residue that U.S. EPA expects is tolerable, or beneath the level of concern, when the exposure is over a short period, typically one day or less. It is measured in μg / kg (micrograms of pesticide residue per kilogram of body weight) because it is believed that the tolerable dose is proportional to body weight. Multiply by body weight in kilograms to get a dose. Also note that μg / kg is equivalent to parts per billion. For liquids, the definition is slightly different, but for practical purposes equivalent.

2. PAD is an acronym for Population Adjusted Dose. The Acute PAD is the amount that a sub-population, typically containing children or women of child-bearing age, is expected to be able to tolerate. The Food Quality Protection Act (FQPA) mandated that children be considered separately due to their typically increased sensitivity to toxicants.

3. The chronic RfD is like the acute RfD, except that it is an amount that is believed to be tolerable day after day for long periods of time. the units are therefore μg/kg/day rather than μg/kg.

4. The chronic PAD is like the acute PAD, except that is a chronic amount.